Lockdown lifted at four Sarasota County schools

Security measure was taken because police are searching for a suspect in a shooting, according to the district. All students are said to be safe.

STAFF REPORT

The lockdown at four Sarasota County schools has been lifted, according to an email from the Sarasota County School District.

Operations at Emma E. Booker Elementary, Booker Middle, Booker High and Gocio Elementary are back to normal, according to Scott Ferguson, district spokesman.

The lockdown was a security measure while police searched for a shooting suspect after an incident near 24th Street and Osprey Avenue in Sarasota.

EARLIER: Four Sarasota County schools are on lockdown as a security measure while police search for a shooting suspect nearby, district spokesman Scott Ferguson said Wednesday.

“All students are safe,” Ferguson said in the call that went out just before noon to parents whose children attend Emma E. Booker Elementary, Booker middle and high schools as well as Gocio Elementary.

The shooting occurred near the intersection of 24th Street and Osprey Avenue about 10:22 a.m., according to the Sarasota Police Department.

“No one was injured,” said Officer Linda DeNiro, police spokeswoman. “The victims are being interviewed at this time.”